Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-16

The Water Power Co. are going into
til business of advertising the adyant-
ages of Little Falls in . way that will
certainly bring good results, - .
The first material for the dam to be
shipped by rail came OH Tuesday, and
was takeu around on the spur track to
tho west end of the dam. Most of the
ma terial to be used will hereafter come
by rail.
The Water Power Co. have just re-
ceived inquiries about power, sites, etc.,
from gentleman who contemplates
building WOODEN mill in this state. He
couldn't find a more favorable location
than Little Falls. H.
NJ. M. Williams of the Water Power
Co., arrived in town last evening and
paid of the men for the work done du-
ring the month of August. The force
was rather small for the first part of the
month, and the pay roll was smaller
than it will be for any of the succeeding
1t amounted to about $40, 900.
There is no lack of funds to carry on the
work and all the men and material that
can be worked or used are on the ground
as rapidly as needed.
Mr.. F. Cox of Louisville. KY, re-
turned to his home on Wednesday, after
being in Little Falls for about'tep days
and looking over the prospects for start.
ing another bank here. He was favor
ably impressed with the outlook for =
paying bushes in that line. He came
here on the recommendation of DR..
Breyfogle and others, and it is for the
best interest of the community in gener-
al to give hearty welcome to the bus
mess men that the Louisville capitalist
induce to come here.
The head works and gate house at the
head Of the canal viii be some of the
finest work on the improvement. The
head works will be of cut stone, and the
gate house of brick.
The arrangement for lowering the
immense gates required is of the latest
system, and hydraulic force
will be used. 1t will require but
or two to raise or lower all the
gates. 1t will be very expensive part
of the work. A tower will be built up
on the gate house for some distance,
giving good view of the water power
property.
A large advertising pamphlet. setting
forth the advantages and inducements
Little Falls offers manufacturers and mill
men, and proprietors of most any in.
dustry, is being printed by Rand,
l. Co. of Chicago. The work is
being done for the Little Falls Water
Power company, and thousands of copies
of it will be circulated throughout the
It will contain large amount
of carefully prepared information about
the village and surrounding country,
and will particularly describe the I'M
equaled water power we have at this
place, and the favorable terms upon
which mill men will be furnished power.
This will be one of the means that the
Water Power company will take to
advertise this place, and in less than
six months Little Falls will be one Of
the best advertised pisces in Minnesota.
The work of building the dam on the
east side Of the island is progressing
rapidly, and the timber work is within u
few feet Of Its proper height. In a day
or two work will begin on the ends Of
the dam on the west side Of the island.
Work will begin at the same time on the
false dam above, and by the time this
ia completed and the water shut off
from the west channel, the dam laborers
will be ready to work on the centre of
the west part Of the dam.
The force of men on this class of the
work will soon be increased. It is not
expected to be able to get all the water
ont of tae west side channel, but it will
be lowered greatly, and it will also be
comparatively still, allowing work to
progress to good advantage, -